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Here’s How Workers Can Build Power Amid Corporate Co-optation of DEI Programs
Since 2020, there has been a notable rise in anti-union consultants rebranding themselves as DEI practitioners.
University Leaders Are in the Wrong. Students and Faculty Won’t Back Down.
Campus activism for Palestinian liberation won’t be halted by university administrators' lawless crackdowns.
Meet the Campus Leaders Fighting Back Against Right-Wing Anti-DEI Crackdowns
Resistance is mounting among students, faculty and staff to the extreme anti-DEI laws in states like Florida and Texas.
Pro-Palestinian Student Protesters Are Enacting the Highest Ideals of Education
Universities have largely abandoned their educational mission in relation to Gaza. Students are filling the vacuum.
Administrators Are Trying to Strip Decision-Making Power From Faculty
Scholar DeShana Collett discusses the threats to shared governance at her university and, by extension, other schools.
Rejecting Safety Amendments, TN GOP Passes Bill Allowing Handguns for Teachers
The legislation doesn’t allow schools or school districts to opt out of the program.
Biden Administration’s New Title IX Rules Reverse Trump-Era Changes
Advocates for sexual violence survivors and the LGBTQ community have long called for updates to the federal regulations.
Inclusive Education Is Under Attack — But These Teachers Aren’t Backing Down
The anti-racist educator behind “Woke Kindergarten” has received death threats but is not giving up the work.
Over 1,600 Academics Sign Letter Condemning Israel’s Scholasticide in Gaza
All of the universities in Gaza and at least 76 percent of the school buildings in Gaza have been bombed.
University of Texas at Austin Fires 60 Staff Focused on Diversity and Inclusion
The layoffs were prompted by a diversity, equity, and inclusion ban that went into effect in January.